Legio X Fretensis

330, Lot: 218. Estimate $200. Sold for $505. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Sebaste. Domitian. As Caesar, AD 69-81. Æ (25mm, 13.77 g). Dated CY 109 (AD 81/2). Laureate head right; c/m’s: imperial bust right within oval incuse and LXF (for Legio X Fretensis) within rectangular incuse / [Tyche standing left, right foot on uncertain object, folding globe and spear; LΘP (date) to upper left]; c/m’s: galley right within rectangular incuse and boar right, with LXF above and dolphin below, within rectangular incuse. RPC II 2226; Barag Group III (for c/m pattern); for c/m’s: Howgego 119, 291, 410, and 733i. Host coin Fair, countermarks VF. brown patina.

The Legio X Fretensis played a significant role during the First Jewish War and remained stationed in the region until the 4th century.